Weather in Athens, Georgia
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Athens, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
60%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Athens, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
69°
9p
Athens, GA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—88°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast11%92°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—93°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast29%93°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle56%92°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle66%81°67°
Athens, GA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Athens, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
155° · veering 49°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Athens, GA
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 24.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 26.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 11.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Athens, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
12:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Athens, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 12:51 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Athens, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Athens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.